Man in Space (Use of English) Tim Peake became famous (39) the world when he was the 7th British person to go into
space. His mission was (40) unusual because Peake was the first person from the UK to work
on the International Space Station as a member of the European Space Agency Astronaut Corps.
(41) a member of the European Space Agency isn’t easy, and Peake had to take some
(42) tests and complete several interviews. He was (43) in 2008 to start his training
to become an astronaut and he spent the next seven years preparing (44) his adventure.
Peake blasted into space in December 2015 and lived and worked on the space station for 186 days.
(45) his time there, he took part in over 250 experiments and even ran the London Marathon
on his (46) machine in the space station! Tim’s communications with Earth were watched by
millions of people on YouTube and inspired many to learn more (47) space.
In 2017 Peake (48) that he will return to the space station for a second mission soon.

39 A around B in C over D all
40 A greatly B particularly C more D even
41 A Developing B Turning into C Becoming D Transforming
42 A challenging B real C powerful D heavy
43 A decided B selected C taken D presented
44 A about B on C to D for
45 A Until B As C While D During
46 A exercise B practice C rehearsal D sport
47 A of B from C about D by
48 A called B reported C replied D announced